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So I starting calling the corporate sprint stores in my area and I noticed they were all asking if I was an existing (EC) or new customer (NC) before telling me if evo's were available. Turns out they are lying about their evo stock to EC. They will sell you one only if you're a NC
So I called a store, and told them I was a tmobile customer.
"We have 5 in stock so if you come in the next 30 minutes you can get one" .
Then, I told them I wanted to buy the phone outright, full retail, no line activation
sprint rep told me they don't have phones in stock for me.
Immediately I called sprint customer service; they called the store. (10 min after original call). Store now says none are available, and there is a waitlist.
I'm not the only one.
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5 of 6 stores I called asked if i was an existing customer before answering if they had it in stock. 6 store said none.
2 of 2 stores, told me they had stock, then changed tune when they found out i was an existing customer.
I should have just gone to the store, waited for them to present the phone. then reveal I'm an existing customer. If they try to pull it back, then call sprint customer service.
Sprint may be trying to lure new customers to their network. More money on a new customer than an existing one. Shady but it may be true.
Lol this is so true. My wife and I were on vacation in Florida this week. We decide to go to a sprint store to see if any were available. They ask is this for an existing account or new account. I say new account. Mind you at least 5 people were in front of us asking for evos. Bottom line, when we said we were new customers the manager pulls out 2 evos for us and set up our account. Needless to say we got very strange looks at us and probably some middle fingers behind our backs as well. Feeling sorry for the existing customers.
Remember a corporate store does not get paid on the new or upgrade like a third party agent would. So I do not see the incentive outside of perhaps signing new customers. But then again I would hope they want to keep the old ones as well
Sorry to hear that you are having these issues.
A letter to Mr. Hesse would be good to report this [email protected] - don't expect a nice reply from him though It's automated. Email [email protected]
he will like it - no really he would.
No surprise really since they work off commission..
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This happened to me.
I'm an existing Sprint customer. I entered into a 2 year contract in December and got an HTC Hero.
I visited a Sprint corporate store in Culver City, California on launch day at 10:00am. I took my lunch break early (hour lunch). I signed in with the person at the front kiosk and it took 45 minutes before a sales person seen me. I told him I had a Hero, am not eligible for an upgrade, and would like to purchase an Evo outright a full price, and have my account moved over to it. He said he couldn't do this and he could only sell the Evo to customers who were eligible for an upgrade or if I wanted to add a new line. I was pissed and was going to be late coming back from lunch, so I left.
On the way back t work I called Sprint customer service from my phone. I explained what happened and the customer service rep said the store should have been able to sale me the phone at full price as long as I had the phone activate in the store, which I was going to, because I was going to have my account moved over. The customer service rep said she'd call the store to find out what happened on my behalf. I asked her if she could have the store hold a phone for me because they'd probably be sold out by the time I got off of work. She said she couldn't do this because the phone was in high demand.
Later at work I got a voice mail from the customer service rep I talked to earlier. She called the Sprint corporate store that wouldn't sell me the phone and talked to the manager. The manager agreed to hold a phone for me until I got off work for the inconvience.
After work I visited the Sprint store. The manager directed me to the person earlier who wouldn't sell me the phone earlier. The first thing the sales rep told me when I sat down was that they were instructed not to sale the phones to existing customers unless they were eligible for an upgrade or adding a new line. I think it's the store managers instructing their employees to do this to make their numbers look better or something.
Glad I didn't buy off sprint. I got a hero back in December too but got my evo from ebay. $520 and came with an extra 2gig sd. And since it's a google IO evo it has a month for free with full data. Now I have two sweet android phones! :3
Somewhat related: Add the $292 (total) speeding/changing lanes without indicators/not keeping distance tickets I got trying to get to the post office before it closed. Good thing the radar got me doing 90 and not the 155 before I hit the breaks!
pirokosan said:
Glad I didn't buy off sprint. I got a hero back in December too but got my evo from ebay. $520 and came with an extra 2gig sd. And since it's a google IO evo it has a month for free with full data. Now I have two sweet android phones! :3
Somewhat related: Add the $292 (total) speeding/changing lanes without indicators/not keeping distance tickets I got trying to get to the post office before it closed. Good thing the radar got me doing 90 and not the 155 before I hit the breaks!
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I'd say, all in all, you paid way too much for your phone (including your tickets) But at least you have two phones now. (sarcasm if you didn't get that)
And 155mph to get to the post office? Get real. If true, you're damn lucky you didn't kill someone. Idiot.
They aren't lying. Their telling you the truth, you just failed to ask more question. They only have stock for new lines... if someone wants it without adding a new line, they'll order it and have it sent to the store overnight. I had my company rep order it for me and I got it Monday, $502 shipped.
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And 155mph to get to the post office? Get real. If true, you're damn lucky you didn't kill someone. Idiot.
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I HIGHLY concur with this statement... fool.
This is not new. T-Mobile was doing the exact same thing when the HTC HD2 ca me out...mainly due to the low supply.
T mobile was doing the same with the HD2
Reps in stores get more commission off building a brand new accounts and new activations. It's like this on all carriers.
They aren't lying. Their telling you the truth, you just failed to ask more question. They only have stock for new lines... if someone wants it without adding a new line, they'll order it and have it sent to the store overnight. I had my company rep order it for me and I got it Monday, $502 shipped.
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nope. they are lying. if you read the thread its not sprints policy to separate stocks for existing and new customers. they rater get more commission buy refusing to sell to me rather than another customer. they refuse by telling me they have none when they do. Of course, sprint structures their commission in away as to encourage this behavor.
guess i got lucky
I was depositing a check at an ATM and saw a Sprint store a couple shops down so I decided to go in and see if they had any. After telling the girl behind the counter that I was an existing customer and wanted to buy it outright she told me they had a waiting list going but that they had received a shipment Wednesday that they had not checked yet. She took my number and said she'd call me after they sorted through it. I went across the shopping center to have lunch and when I was finished eating my phone rang. The Sprint rep had pulled one for me. I ended up getting my phone for nothing out of pocket. She suggested to add a 3rd line to get the phone at the new activation cost, waived the activation fee and billed the cost of the phone to my account which wont post until NEXT month. Sorry to hear about the troubles you guys are having...
I got one from the online store...ordered yesterday at around 10am and it's "out for delivery" from UPS right now. Just in case you haven't checked that out.
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I was depositing a check at an ATM and saw a Sprint store a couple shops down so I decided to go in and see if they had any. After telling the girl behind the counter that I was an existing customer and wanted to buy it outright she told me they had a waiting list going but that they had received a shipment Wednesday that they had not checked yet. She took my number and said she'd call me after they sorted through it. I went across the shopping center to have lunch and when I was finished eating my phone rang. The Sprint rep had pulled one for me. I ended up getting my phone for nothing out of pocket. She suggested to add a 3rd line to get the phone at the new activation cost, waived the activation fee and billed the cost of the phone to my account which wont post until NEXT month. Sorry to hear about the troubles you guys are having...
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And you also got an extra phone bill every month for 2 years for a 3rd line.
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While telling people only new/upgrade accounts can get the phone is shady and unethical, I have to admit I wouldn't mind being able to restrict it to that at my store. It sucks selling something and making 0 money off it when the next guy would put some $ in your pocket. But alas, I just sell them to whomever. (assuming I have any in stock lol)
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I got one from the online store...ordered yesterday at around 10am and it's "out for delivery" from UPS right now. Just in case you haven't checked that out.
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they shipped mine using USPS and it says Guaranteed Delivery Day/Time: June 11, 2010 12:00PM
guess what, it's past 12pm and there's no USPS guy, no delivery
i wished they had shipped using UPS
radio shack
I have been going to radio shack here in NYC for sprint stuff. No lines, just walk in and grab an EVO. Everyone goes to the sprint stores, but honestly the radio shack guys on 12th and broadway are super nice. They held a pre for me last year and now hooked me up with the EVO on launch. I saw there were lines at the sprint stores, but no prob at the rat shack.
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I have been going to radio shack here in NYC for sprint stuff. No lines, just walk in and grab an EVO. Everyone goes to the sprint stores, but honestly the radio shack guys on 12th and broadway are super nice. They held a pre for me last year and now hooked me up with the EVO on launch. I saw there were lines at the sprint stores, but no prob at the rat shack.
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I was investigating where to get mine from on release day. I am a current customer not eligible for an upgrade. I was going to be buying outright. bestbuy wanted 599 for outright, radio shack wanted 499 outright and sprint wanted 450... I talked to someone at a commission based sprint store and he explained that they were not selling outright because the store made no money off of it. I was a little annoyed, but understood why... plus that store only ordered 15 evos. I then went to radio shack. they told me that they had a very large order and that they would be able to sell me one outright... The day of the release, I woke up at 6 in the morning and headed over to the radio shack that said they would sell it outright. When I got there, the sales rep that I had talked to before appologized to me and told me the regional owner of all my areas radio shacks had sent out an e-mail telling them not to sell outright.... I felt defeated.... I decided to just wait till later and get it when I could. I was driving around my home town around 3 p.m. and drove by the corporate sprint store and decided, why not. I went in, walked right up to a rep, no lines at all, and asked if they by chance had any evos left and that I wanted to buy it outright. he sat me down, walked into the back and walked out with an evo. he told me that after this one they only had 3 left. He explained to me that corporate stores don't make more or less on upgrades or outrights. To finish up this long story, I ended up getting it for 450 from the corporate store in my area. Not all of the stores were turning away outrights. Next time there is a new phone release, I am going back to that store. If any of you are in St. George, Utah, It is the only corporate store there...
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they shipped mine using USPS and it says Guaranteed Delivery Day/Time: June 11, 2010 12:00PM
guess what, it's past 12pm and there's no USPS guy, no delivery
i wished they had shipped using UPS
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Didn't know USPS does guaranteed delivery? They are the slowest shipping out there.. Yeah, they should've used UPS or FedEx for better tracking..
Although the phone is fantastic this is more about their service. I purchased 2 lines yesterday at costco and due to a glitch in their system on the reps end that was helping me they were see me as a standard account, and from tmobiles end they were seeing me as a flex account. Well, Tmobile went ahead and created the account as flex pay, which is not something you want to be a part of if you are going to attempt to get a corporate discount. Also I had ported my lines over from sprint so I could not just port my numbers back over to sprint and receive a new phone discount again if Tmobile did not fix this. I would have been stuck on their flex pay for 6 months missing out on 20% discount on the bill.
I called the store to let them know what was going on and they said that was not what their end was showing them and for me to come down and they would resolve the issue. I was at the store 1 hour past closing time. The last I heard was from the tmobile rep on the phone stating that my account would be migrated from flex to post pay by 6am this morning. At that point I felt it was safe to return my evo's and finish canceling the sprint account. I called back this morning at 6:30 am to verify the issue had been resolved. Well to my surprise it hadn't and I spent the next 2.5 hours talking to people telling me it was impossible due to a past due account I had back in 2003, which I don't remember ever having tmobile. After arguing back and forth with supervisors, managers and CSR's about how this was not my account which they eventually figured out but still said I would have to cancel my account and reopen it losing my numbers I have had for 10 years I finally got one that brought the tmobile rep from the store on the line. I was put on hold while they talked and 45 minutes later my account is being fixed and my corp discount is being applied. Even though some of the reps were unwilling or unable to help me or tell me that its impossible for them to do anything I finally found one who took charge of the issue and got it resolved for me. Incredible service, even though it may have taken 4 hours to handle the issue, it was at least handled 100% to my satisfaction.
I have to agree that T-Mobile Customer service is amazing. They have some of the best CS I have seen.
Just like any other company you have to work a little to get the more difficult issues handled but my experience has always been stellar with them overall!
yeah - like i did on that bing cashback rebate program
they are normally tops, but sometimes they can be frustrating (but at least you've got a human on the phone frustrating you, not the electronic menus at sprint)
but as a last resort, what worked for me on the bing thing, someone else had mentioned in another thread, i called into 611 and after indicating "english", just said "cancel", maybe two times - got to a "customer loyalty account specialist" that when he asked why i wanted to cancel i gave him a small glimpse of the "who's on first, what's on second" exchanges i'd been having over the bing thing
he actually took the time, went to bing, signed up for an acct, saw what i was talking about, AND found a supervisor to approve the damn rebate
just remember that "cancel" thing - it may prove useful
I agree, T-Mobile has very good customer service. It's one of the main reasons I'm still their customer since I almost went over to AT&T when I was lusting for an Iphone. At the time I was thinking of switching the MT3G came out and I was somewhat happy with it, but now that I have the Vibrant, I am fully satisfied. T-Mobile let me upgrade from my MT3G to the Vibrant (fully subsidized [$249.99 -$50 rebate]) even though I had only had the MT3G for a year.
Due to bad customer service experiences i strictly do business with T-mobile corp locations or via 611. I recently went to t-mobile authorized dealer to get a new sim card for my g1 and after the rep screwed around for a while on the computer to activate it, i waited about 2 hour w/ no service and called T-Mobile's 800 number and the rep was very courteous and told me that the store never activated the sim. the phone rep took about 1/4 the time the authorized rep did to activate the card and it worked instantly. This was not my first bad encounter with non-tmo direct but will be my last i made the decision to never use a non-tmo store unless i absolutly have to.
I have been with T-Mobile since 2004 and can say that T-Mobile has the better service of all the carriers, but it has degraded recently, in the past year.
In particular I experienced what you did, there's many T-Mobile CSRs who are incompetent and they are thus unable and unwilling to help solve your problems. It takes a few calls to get to the right person who knows what they are doing and who is willing to fix things.
Example, one time they overcharged me $120. I called and the CSR was rude and said I simply did not know how to read the bill. I had to ask for a supervisor who initially sided with the employee. After 15 minutes the supervisor too finally saw that I was in fact overcharged. She said I would get a credit.
Three months later, no credit. Called and the CSR said "Let me fix that, I have entered the credit."
Another three billing periods, no credit.
I call a third time, the person said this was all wrong. I heard a few key taps and the credit showed up on my online account instantly.
So six months and a lot of calls/labor to get a credit.
From my experience (and yours) you cannot assume anything. The key is to ALWAYS wait a month after making changes and then call to see that things were done (like I just called to make sure the insurance on my HD2 was transferred my new Vibrant).
Also keep records of everything (albeit unless you record phone calls, illegal in many states, it's still always going to be your word against T-Mobile's). That's why I like to do as much as I can online so I can get screen captures.
Bonus Tip: When push comes to shove and T-Mobile says "That cannot be done" or whatever, then tell them to cancel the account. They are then required to put your through to the retentions dept.
Retentions can do absolutely ANYTHING to save the account. They even give people free phones to prevent them from walking (assuming you are in the right, of course).
So if a CSR or supervisor gives you a hard time, tell them to cancel the account and then calmly explain the problem with retentions. (And say it's a matter of principle, that's why you are canceling the account.) Eventually they say "So if we can fix this problem will you stay with T-Mobile?"
I have been in CSR hell with Tmobile for the past few days. Their store screwed up my account, so I was not able to jump on the $99 Vibrant deal at Costco, AFTER I had returned my Vibrant, so I could take advantage of the Costco price. (this was also AFTER contacting Tmobile to see if they would match the Costco price). So, I am back to my G1, I lost all my time setting up my Vibrant... and the best I have gotten, is they will research my issue and call back within 72 business hours... so, up to 9 days waiting?
I am almost certain to go to the Vzn Fascinate with this whole fiasco going on. I like the price of Tmo... but I hate being jacked around. Every time I have had a problem in the past year... it has been a major FIGHT to get it fixed. I am tired ofi t.
So, I went through and exercise in futility yesterday / last night. I know there were a number of us who preordered when premier was having that issue where we didn't receive our $100 rebate. Several of us posted that we called support and we're told to call in when we receive the product and we'll get our rebate/credit. Well, I did this yesterday and I was met with a brick wall.
Essentially I was told I have to return the phone and reorder to get the rebate. How dumb is that? I was on the phone for over 2 hours trying to get this resolved and was obviously bumped around a number of representatives. It was even noted, in my notes, and I was told they could "force" customer care. Well, when on the phone with customer care (again), that took in excess of 15 minutes and I finally lost it. Told them to send me the return mailing info.
Talk about a complete joke.
BBB received a complaint about AT&T last night.
I'd recommend all of you that were told the same thing to call because you might have some issues..
I am holding off on ordering mine until it is squared away. Either that or I am just going to go into the store.
I tried again online today and it would not let me add the data package to get the rebate online. I talked to an online representative via the chat window, and she confirmed that there is an issue with the rebate online.
Oh well, I should probably sell my captivate first anyway.
So with the $100 rebate what is your final cost ?
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So with the $100 rebate what is your final cost ?
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before taxes, $199
I never committed to not saying "I told you so" so...I told you so.
AT&T's premier website was so completely hosed up for the first 24-ish hours of preorders that I just said screw it.
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I never committed to not saying "I told you so" so...I told you so.
AT&T's premier website was so completely hosed up for the first 24-ish hours of preorders that I just said screw it.
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that was helpful....
I have avoided ordering online from premier for now because from day 1 it's showing 299 + 18 upgradation fee . And nowhere I can add data plan or get a rebate.
Lets hope this changes soon.
I had this issue. I called support. She said my data plan was not compatable with the phone. She changed my data plan (still unlimited, and actually cheaper) and when I ordered through premier online it gave me my 100 off. Got my phone yesterday!
So there is a simple fix... you may just have to call a couple times to get the right person.
-Mike
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I wasn't trying to be helpful - I was trying to warn people of the dangers of clicking OK to a price with the promise that it'll be reduced later - that's foolish. There's ZERO guarantee that AT&T will honor the reduced price that a random customer service agent promised you over the phone to make a sale.
I ended up just going in to the Corporate AT&T store to preorder last week after a 90 minute nightmare call to Premier.
highlights?
"the iPhone uses special data that can only be used with an iPhone, you can't use that kind of data with a normal smart phone, so you can't keep your unlimited plan"
"Premier is a separate business unit from AT&T and we do not have the same options and plans that regular 611 has"
There's more, but that's enough. The store had an issue with my legacy family texting plan not allowing them to apply the upgrade discount - they just took it off, had me buy the phone with the discount, and then put the old texting plan back on.
I'll never call premier customer service again. I actually asked them to remove me from the program, but they couldn't even do that right. They transferred me back to normal Customer Care to have that done, dropped me on the way, etc. Ended up keeping the discount while getting a promise from CC that i don't have to call premier.
When the xoom had the $207. off coupon I bit and put it in my cart and when checking out I had the free gel case and free 2nd day shipping and when I pressed complete they changed my order and charged me the $29.99 and standard shipping with which it's just coming today after ordering on the 24th if I hadn't called them last week who knows when this order would have been shipped ! well I called them and I said I would like to cancel this order and the customer service guy said I can't that it already has been shipped which it wasn't and then an hour later I get a email saying my order was shipped which it wasn't then 3 days later it shows up being in UPS hands in texas being shipped ! If you think this is the way a company should do business then their is something wrong with you ! I felt like there forcing this on me, I called my bank and told them of this the night of the first email and it wasn't charged and then I called after the charge and then said let them ship it and then do as they say RMA it back ! I could never ever buy from motorola again after this experience, This is going back, I have to wait for it to arrive >they (motorola) Says and then call then for an RMA They could of made this a little less painful and just canceled the order when I called But no they want to force this on me ! Screw them
Paragraphs. Punctuation.
You should use them.
Wow you're really complaining about this? It's the same when you shop everywhere, when it's sent to the warehouse for fufillment they can't go back and cancel it, you have to return it.
But in your case, you stand to profit atleast $100 by putting it on ebay after getting that coupon deal and you're still complaining. You could also get your shipping refunded through amazon if you wanted.
I do not understand people sometimes.
Basically: SCREW MOTOROLA THEY GAVE ME AN $800 DEVICE FOR $600!!! HOW WILL I EVER RECOVER FROM THIS INJUSTICE.
Yeah, I honestly think the OP is pulling our chain. How can you be complaining that you were able to get the 25% off?
This is what 12 year old rambling looks like.
Post count, it's all about the post count. It's easier to increase it with complaints than productive posts.
There should be a temporary complaint forum to put these posts so we don't have to see them.
Just refuse delivery for a faster refund and stop posting here.
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What this board needs is active mods.
If mods removed the posts:
1) talking about tablets other than the xoom
2) complaining (for some insane reason) about getting the 25% off coupon
3) complaining about known limitations at release
I think this forum would be a lot more pleasant.
wow dude i would be just as pissed if i got 200 bucks off for scamming the company.
i kinda feel the op's pain... I ordered a xoom with a 10% off coupon, then as soon as I read the 25% off one I ordered again using that coupon, and immediately called to cancel my first order. The lady said the ordering department was closed until next morning.
Called back the next morning and got the run around from like five motor cs reps one even hung up on me. When I finally got someone willing to help and not transfer me to the beggining option menu, they told me it was shipped and could not be canceled. I had to refuse shipment. Needless to say it didn't ship until the following tuesday.
So I refused the more expensive shipment and kept the 25% off one. Then I look and they charged me for the free gel case. I called moto, got the same run around as before until someone finally
was willing to help. Now I am still waiting on a refund for the gel case and the original order..
As long as it all works out i'm happy I got the discount, as there are many that paid $800 for this device, on the other hand... DOES IT HAVE TO BE THIS DIFFICULT!?
Of course you get charged for the free gel case! But did you realize that the price for the Xoom was much lower?!? In fact, I gained more than 25% off due to that! I don't know exactly what they did but here are my bill details:
Xoom: $571.09
Gel case: $ 21.40
Shipping: $ 0.40
Tax: $ 35.56
Total: $628.45
Now do the math: The Xoom PLUS the gel case add up to LESS than $599 which would have been the 25% off for the Xoom.
My total was $660... motor guy put a "high priority"ticket in for my refund. Still no money :'( but like I said as long as it works out, I camt really complain ;-)
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Wow you're really complaining about this? It's the same when you shop everywhere, when it's sent to the warehouse for fufillment they can't go back and cancel it, you have to return it.
But in your case, you stand to profit atleast $100 by putting it on ebay after getting that coupon deal and you're still complaining. You could also get your shipping refunded through amazon if you wanted.
I do not understand people sometimes.
Basically: SCREW MOTOROLA THEY GAVE ME AN $800 DEVICE FOR $600!!! HOW WILL I EVER RECOVER FROM THIS INJUSTICE.
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You won't make any money on ebay. With 10% tax, the device was $660. Add in ebay and paypal fees and you'd be lucky to break even.
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You won't make any money on ebay. With 10% tax, the device was $660. Add in ebay and paypal fees and you'd be lucky to break even.
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Really? So this one going for $790 would cause you to not break even? Amazing, I didn't know Ebay/Paypal took out 16%! The more you know..
http://cgi.ebay.com/Verizon-Motorol...20750945884?pt=US_Tablets&hash=item3365c81e5c
Never underestimate how stupid people are on Ebay. And remember most sellers don't charge sales tax, so you could buy a Xoom on ebay for over $800 and still get it cheaper than at the store.
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Wow you're really complaining about this? It's the same when you shop everywhere, when it's sent to the warehouse for fufillment they can't go back and cancel it, you have to return it.
But in your case, you stand to profit atleast $100 by putting it on ebay after getting that coupon deal and you're still complaining. You could also get your shipping refunded through amazon if you wanted.
I do not understand people sometimes.
Basically: SCREW MOTOROLA THEY GAVE ME AN $800 DEVICE FOR $600!!! HOW WILL I EVER RECOVER FROM THIS INJUSTICE.
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LOL quote of the day.
I wouldn't make a new forum for this but since is here I'll give my experience....
I ordered around 5:45 est on the 24th, My order said it would be here between March 1st or 2nd. Watched forums and patiently waiting....After about a week I decided to call(On March 3rd). First call gave me a scripted response that it would ship today.
I waited till the next day and had no info, So I contacted live chat this time hoping they could fill me in. They escalated the issue and said I would get a call back.
About 45 minutes later I get a call back saying that the order couldn't interact with their system so that the order would be cancelled. So I accepted it and didn't put up much of a fight.
About 8 hrs later my order was still in my system so I decided to call back and see what was up. The CS agent tells me.....Your order is not cancelled and will ship today. So I was a bit happy to hear that yet still not convinced why I am told conflicting reports.
So Saturday morning I decide to call since I heard nothing. They said their order department is closed and expect a call within 24-48 hrs.
On Monday I get in touch with someone who puts me on hold for 5 minutes while trying to get into touch with their "Executive Order Department". He comes back and says he can't get in touch with them so he would call me back within 10 minutes when he knows something.
I get a callback from him about 20 minutes later.(I appreciate he actually did as he said). But his response was that they have no further information on my order and someone from the executive order department would call me back. I could of swore this is the same dept. he was trying to get in touch with originally to see my order.
So a cpl hours later they call me up and its the same lady.(One of the nicest ladies I have ever talked to) She continues to apologize and gives me the same info she told me Friday about my order forced to be cancelled.
This time I was a little more prepared because I was sorta expecting it since she told me that before. So I asked what I could do and she gave me a phone number to call and see if anything could be done.
I then called the number and started explaining my case.....the lady then responds that we had JUST talked a minute ago. I said that this was the number that you gave me to try and get this worked out. She then said Hmm......I guess the system is auto transferring you to me.
This is the 3rd time btw that a rep gave me a "proper" phone number to call and it ended up going someplace different.
She gave me another number to try and gave me her direct line in case I ran into any more problems.
I then tried the new number and it did indeed lead me to a salesperson. I explained that my order was cancelled and the runaround I got. She said I am sorry and you won't be charged. I said well "I want the Xoom".
She then puts me on hold and comes back and says she can place the order under the same price. She takes my CC and says ok it'll take 2 days or so to clear and we say our goodbyes.
Thats about where its left off. There is a charge of $600+ on my card now from the order but I have no receipt/email information regarding my order.
So atm my original order is still an open order with my CC and shipping sitting there but I have been assured they will not charge me for it. I also have a second one ordered that is supposed to clear within a day or day.
I would likely still buy a Moto product even though I consider this experience to be a nightmare. Anyway...Thats my little rant/experience with Moto.
Great deal but definitely a hassle!
And I don't know why people think it was "cheating" motorola. They offered a coupon. We used it! If you're in this forum I would expect that you know most online coupon codes have a limited number of activations. Once that limit is hit, the coupon is no longer valid. Just because we used a coupon doesn't mean a company has the right to treat their customers in this way.
I'm just going to come out and say it. You guys are acting like a bunch of vaginas. I got the deal, yeah I had to wait ,yeah I got the run around but the BS is in the past. *****ing about in a forum ain't going to do nothing for you. Suck it up and drive on.
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its not in the past for me, I'm out $800 until this clears...
justabrake said:
This is going back, I have to wait for it to arrive >they (motorola) Says and then call then for an RMA They could of made this a little less painful and just canceled the order when I called But no they want to force this on me ! Screw them
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I'll take it off your hands for 660! quick easy and you wont have to deal with moto!!!
Why is there constant flaming? This is the kind of thing that turns good forums into bad ones. The OP has the right to talk about his experience (especially in the General XOOM section) and maybe this might make it onto a blog site and be seen by a Motorola exec and force them to do something about it. I've ordered my XOOM last week with the 10% discount and just got a call saying it didn't go through their system so it will be cancelled. This thread was useful for me to see what my next step should be. Plus it's annoying to be charged $800 just to have the order cancelled. Thanks OP for this useful thread.
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I have had an exhausting morning trying to figure this out. I posted a few times in the Epic Touch prices thread but am not getting any answers. I want to upgrade the phone on my wife's line on our family plan and switch it to my line (I really want the epic touch and she wants my epic). I've spoken with 2 chat representatives and 2 phone reps. Both chat reps said the phone must remain active on the line it was upgraded on for 6 months. I asked them if they just meant the services, and they said "no" the phone itself. After chat session 1 I called in. Representative said it was ok as long as any service add-ons remained active for 6mo. I washed and repeated the whole process and came up with the same answers from another chat rep and another phone rep. Chat no, phone yes. Does anyone have experience doing this at Letstalk?
I think I found my answer. After multiple calls, I got confirmation over the phone that it is not possible to switch the phone following an upgrade to a different line. 3 sales representatives said it could be done as long as the services remained active. I asked for someone who could give me written confirmation and she stated that it was not possible within the first six months. I stated and restated several scenarios (wife doesn't like phone, gets broken no insurance then fixed, etc) and she said they would all be subject to a Equipment Subsidy Fee of $250. I hope not many of you were planning on doing this like I was. I guess it is Best Buy or RadioShack for me. Wonder if I will have to pay 200(+36 for activation) vs. 124. Damn it.
If you read LetsTalks terms and conditions to their discounts, it says that switching lines and what not "Does not apply to Sprint plans" Answer your question? Ill find it again in just a sec.
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Copied from LetsTalks website.
*Please note: the following provisions regarding deactivation, equipment swapping and account termination DO NOT apply to Sprint purchases, even where stated otherwise.
*Failure to maintain service for 181 days may subject the purchaser to a deactivation charge equal to the difference in price paid for the phone and the price of the phone if purchased without contract, if such action results in the loss of carrier commissions by LetsTalk.com.
*All of the above stipulations are solely in the interests of ensuring that LetsTalk.com earn an expected commission from Sprint, it is this commission which is allowing LetsTalk.com to offer this discount.
Seriously I love you man. This community is great. One sales representative even said it does not apply to sprint plans. I saved the T&C and will go reread them. I will go ahead and place my order then. I thought I read that whole thing. Thanks again.
Jesse Buck said:
Seriously I love you man. This community is great. One sales representative even said it does not apply to sprint plans. I saved the T&C and will go reread them. I will go ahead and place my order then. I thought I read that whole thing. Thanks again.
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I answered you in other thread too. I do remember the service rep stating something about it being ok because I am on sprint. She said no way if I was on verizon or tmobile.
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Just read your reply, thanks
The CS Rep I talked to on the phone said that it doesn't apply to Sprint and that I could do it.
I had 3 reps on phone confirm it was possible. 1 phone and 3 chat reps said it wasn't. This is even after I showed them the wording "provisions DO NOT apply to Sprint purchases". We might have a class action if they charge us all 250. jk
Can you switch lines even if your not on a family plan, could I use my girlfriend upgrade and switch phones, she's on a family plan and I'm on a indivual plan?
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